Week 19 Results (08/14/1911 - 08/20/1911)

Monday, August 14, 1911

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Deacon Phillippe

Pittsburgh pitcher Deacon Phillippe made his final major league appearance on 08/13/1911. Pittsburgh catcher Mike Simon had a death in the family on 08/13/1911

Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 0

 

The White Sox plated two runs in the bottom of the first and Ed Walsh (14-11, 2.16) did the rest.

 

Boston (AL) 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7

 

The Red Sox led 7-0 after the top of the third and then held off an A's rally attempt for the win. Eddie Cicotte (11-5, 2.43) went all the way for the win and also contributed by going 2-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored and two RBI's.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 3

 

In a battle of Mitchell versus Mitchell the Browns Roy Mitchell (4-6, 4.50) came out victorious over Willie Mitchell (5-9, 4.81). St. Louis scored two runs in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings to build a big lead and Mitchell (Roy) went all the way, including shutting out Joe Jackson (0-for-5, .493).

 

Note: BBR shows Jim Stephens as the starting catcher for St. Louis while ATMgr has Nig Clarke.

 

Washington (H) 4 New York (AL) 4

 

After having been shutout in three consecutive games by the Senators the Highlanders finally got on the scoreboard with a run in the third inning. They added three more runs in the top of the ninth, but they were already down 9-1 at that point, so it didn’t matter much. Charlie Becker (2-1, 4.85) went all the way for the win.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 12 Brooklyn 8

 

The Rustlers scored six times in the bottom of the sixth to take an 8-1 lead but ended up having to fight all the way down to the last out to get the win. Shortstop Al Bridwell went 5-for-5, scored three runs, and drove in two to key the Boston offense.

 

New York (NL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 1)

 

Rube Marquard (12-5, 2.13) held the Phillies to five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory in Game One. Chief Meyers went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs to support his battery mate, but the big hit in this game was when Marquard himself lifted a long fly that barely cleared the fence for a two-run homerun in the sixth.

 

Tubby Spencer

Philadelphia (AL) 5 New York (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)

Did the wind ever blow out at the Polo Grounds? The Phillies connected for five solo homeruns and held on to get the Game Two win. Recently acquired catcher Tubby Spencer hit two of the homeruns to support Earl Moore (8-17, 4.65) as Hooks Wiltse (6-6, 3.56) was scratching his head after this one.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 3

 

Honus Wagner hit a two-run homerun in the first and right fielder Chief Wilson hit a two-run triple in the seventh and Babe Adams (20-5, 2.37) came through the win despite some poor Pittsburgh fielding in the middle of the game that gave the Cardinals a chance.

 

Tuesday, August 15, 1911

 

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Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Amos Strunk was injured (?) on 08/14/1911

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Joe Benz made his major league debut on 08/16/1911

 

Cincinnati infielder Eddie Grant returned to play on 08/16/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/31/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Sherry Magee returned to play on 08/16/1911 after having successfully appealed and had his suspension lifted

 

Boston (NL) first baseman Fred Tenney returned to play on 08/16/1911 following his injury (?) of 08/05/1911

 

Detroit 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

 

With two runs in the and two runs in the fifth the Tigers opened an early lead and Ed Summers (7-7, 4.28) got the win in Chicago.

 

New York (AL) 6 Washington (H) 4

 

New York pitcher Ray Caldwell made another start in the outfield today and went 1-for-3 with a walk at the plate, scored two runs, drove in another, and stole two bases. However, it was the actual New York pitcher today, Jack Quinn (7-7, 4.36), who was the hitting star when he hit a two-run homerun in the top of the ninth to give the visitors the lead for good.

 

Brooklyn 9 Boston (NL) (H) 9 (Tie Game)

 

Brooklyn Dodgers at Boston Rustlers Box Score, August 15, 1911 | Baseball-Reference.com

 

Wednesday, August 16, 1911

 

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Chicago (AL) pitcher Jesse Baker returned to the mound on 08/17/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/26/1911. Chicago (AL) pitcher George Mogridge made his major league debut on 08/17/1911

 

Cleveland outfielder Hank Butcher returned to play on 08/17/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/29/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) catcher Dick Cotter made his major league debut on 08/17/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) first baseman Ernie Gust made his major league debut on 08/17/1911. St. Louis (AL) infielder Ed Hallinan returned to play on 08/17/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/16/1911

 

Cincinnati pitcher Bert Humphries returned the mound on 08/17/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/30/1911

 

New York (NL) first baseman Gene Paulette returned to play on 08/17/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/16/1911

 

Note: It's road trip time again as NL Midwest teams make another east coast swing while in the AL it goes the other direction: The AL East teams will be making a swing through the Midwest yet again.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 3

 

The Tigers scored the score at 3-3 with three runs in the top of the seventh, but the White Sox regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning when Jimmy Callahan hit a double to score Doc White (13-9, 3.54) with the eventual game-winning run.

 

Chicago (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 1

 

Mordecai Brown (15-11, 2.47) took a no-hitter into the seventh and ended up only allowing two hits on the day as he got the easy win in Boston. Second baseman Heinie Zimmerman led the offense with a 4-for-5 day and he added a run scored and two RBI's.

 

Brooklyn (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1

 

Shortstop Bert Tooley got the first Dodger hit, a triple in the bottom of the sixth that tied the score at 1-1, and then Tooley came around to score on an error by Pirates second baseman Dots Miller. It wasn't much, but that was all Elmer Knetzer (6-7, 3.33) to get the win over the league leading Pirates.

 

New York (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 1

 

The Reds got on the scoreboard first with a run in the top of the third, but Christy Mathewson (22-8, 2.73) locked them down after that and the Giants came back for the hard-fought win.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 1

 

Catcher Tubby Spencer followed up his two homeruns yesterday with another today, a two-run shot that capped a four-run fourth for the Phillies. George Chalmers (9-4, 2.56) got the win as these two teams battle for the fourth place slot in the NL.

 

Thursday, August 17, 1911

 

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St. Louis (NL) player/manager Roger Bresnahan was injured (?) on 08/16/1911

 

Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner was injured (?) on 08/16/1911

 

Boston (AL) infielder Walter Lonergan made his major league debut on 08/17/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) 10 Chicago (AL) (H) 8 (GM 1)

 

The A's led 5-1 after the top of the third but kept adding on, as they had to because the White Sox kept coming back, at one point drawing to within one run. The Chicago defense committed three late inning errors that kept the A's comfortably ahead, even as the White Sox scored three runs in the ninth to make it close. Jack Coombs (25-5, 2.36) got the win as Philadelphia combined for a total of 22 hits on the day, having squandered many scoring opportunities along the way.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)

 

A 21-hit explosion in Game Two for the Athletics as five players had three hits in the game, including Chief Bender (14-3, 1.50).

 

New York (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 0

 

Russ Ford (17-6, 1.76) held the Indians to only three hits on the day and went all the way for the complete game win, defeating Naps ace Vean Gregg (14-9, 2.41).

 

Detroit (H) 6 Boston (AL) 3

 

Ty Cobb returned to the lineup after missing the five previous games and quickly helped the Tigers build a 3-0 lead, although the Red Sox came back to tie the score at 3-3 with three runs in the top of the third. Detroit picked right back up where they left off and won easily, George Mullin (13-9, 2.72) going all the way for the win.

 

Washington 12 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (Grand Slam!)

 

The Senators scored five times in the top of the first, four coming in at once when backup second baseman Bill Cunningham slammed a grand slam homerun. Washington led 10-0 after the third and Walter Johnson (21-5, 1.89) didn’t give up a hit until the fourth. St. Louis spoiled the shutout with two runs in the bottom of the ninth, well after Johnson had already eased up.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 4

 

The Rustlers scored four times in the bottom of the third to take the early lead, but by the end of the top of the sixth the score was tied up at 4-4. Boston quickly retook the lead, the big hit being a two-run homerun off the bat of center fielder Mike Donlin in the seventh. Hub Perdue (8-3, 4.06) not only got the win but also went 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored, an RBI, and a double.

 

Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn (H) 3

 

The Pirates scored twice in the eighth and then added two more in the ninth to score an easy win in Brooklyn. Jack Ferry (5-1, 3.35) went all the way for the win and Alex McCarthy, who will cover shortstop for the next few weeks while Honus Wagner is out, went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double.

 

New York (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (11) (GM 1)

 

The Giants were cruising to an easy win when the Reds suddenly came alive and scored three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the score and eventually send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh left fielder Josh Devore hit a two-out single, stole second and then scored the game-winner on a single by Art Devlin.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 3 (GM 2)

 

Again New York got the early lead, and again the Reds started a comeback, but this time defenses lapses opened the door for the Giants to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Larry Doyle had a 4-for-5 day and Fred Merkle drove in three runs to support Doc Crandall (9-6, 3.90).

 

St. Louis (NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0

 

Bill Steele (14-10, 3.73) threw his fourth shutout of the season and first baseman Ed Konetchy's two-run homerun in the top of the seventh put the game out of reach.

 

Friday, August 18, 1911

 

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Chicago (AL) first baseman Shano Collins was injured (?) on 08/17/1911. Chicago (AL) catcher Ralph Kreitz was injured (?) on 08/17/1911. Chicago (AL) infielder Felix Chouinard returned to play on 08/19/1911 following his injury of 06/26/1911. Chicago (AL) first baseman Charlie Mullen returned to play on 08/19/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/16/1911

 

Cincinnati pitcher Bert Humphries was injured (?) on 08/17/1911

 

Brooklyn pitcher George Bell returned to the mound on 08/19/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/13/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) acquired Cliff Curtis (team debut 08/25/1911) from Chicago (NL) on 08/18/1911 in return for Jack Rowan. Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Eddie Stack returned to the mound on 08/19/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/22/1911

 

Washington catcher John Henry returned to play on 08/19/1911 following his injury (?) of 08/04/1911

 

Boston (NL) pitcher Fuller Thompson made his major league debut on 08/19/1911

 

Jim Scott

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 0

Jim Scott (8-8, 2.26) scattered five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory of league leading Philadelphia. Second baseman Amby McConnell had three RBI's on the day to spark the offense.

 

Cleveland (H) 5 New York (AL) 2

 

The Naps scored four runs in the bottom of the second and Gene Krapp (6-11, 3.20) took over from there, scattering six hits and holding the Highlanders to only two runs.

 

Detroit (H) 7 Boston (AL) 6 (11)

 

The Tigers slowly built a 6-3 lead and were on the verge of a win when Boston shortstop Steve Yerkes, just back from missing a week's worth of games, hit a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the ninth that tied the game at 6-6. Ty Cobb came through with a game-winning single in the bottom of the eleventh, scoring Davy Jones, and getting the win for Ed Willett (12-6, 3.58).

 

Washington 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2

 

The Browns committed two costly errors in the top of the eighth that allowed the Senators to score three times and take a 4-1 lead. St. Louis tried to come back but Tom Hughes (9-11, 3.38) slithered out of trouble and picked up the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0

 

Ed Reulbach (8-8, 3.20) only allowed two hits and went all the way for the complete game shutout. Catcher Jimmy Archer broke the scoreless tie with a three-run homerun in the top of the seventh.

 

Saturday, August 19, 1911

 

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Chicago (NL) catcher Peaches Graham was injured (??) on 08/18/1911

 

Chicago (AL) catcher Bruno Block returned to play on 08/18/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/05/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 1

 

Eddie Plank (14-7, 2.78) only gave up three hits on the day and the Athletics walked to an easy win in Chicago. Philadelphia was kept pretty quiet by Doc White (13-10, 3.60), but the A's slowly built their lead and then just throttled the White Sox thereafter.

 

New York (AL) 1 Cleveland (H) 0

 

A pitcher's duel as Hippo Vaughn (6-7, 6.04) got the win over Cy Falkenberg (7-4, 3.46). Left fielder Birdie Cree led off the second with a walk, then stole second, and then scored on a single from third baseman Roy Hartzell for the game's only run.

 

Boston (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 3

 

Four Detroit errors all led to Red Sox runs and Smoky Joe Wood (18-9, 2.40) got the road win in Detroit. Leadoff hitter Olaf Henriksen led the offense by scoring 4-for-5 with a walk at the plate and scored two runs.

 

Washington 2 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 (11)

 

The Browns finally pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score at 1-1, but neither offense could do much today and soon the game moved into extra innings. In the top of the eleventh Dixie Walker (9-7, 3.99) singled home Kid Elberfeld to put the Senators ahead to stay and get the win over Jack Powell (4-18, 4.93).

 

Note: BBR shows Paul Meloan starting in right field for St. Louis while ATMgr has Burt Shotton.

 

Chicago (NL) 13 Boston (NL) (H) 1

 

The Rustlers committed five errors on the day and the Cubs took advantage of every one as Chicago led 8-0 after the second and King Cole (10-4, 2.19) was able to waltz home with the easy win. Shortstop Joe Tinker went 1-for-3 with two walks and scored four runs to lead the offense.

 

Brooklyn (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0 (GM 1)

 

Catcher Tex Erwin hit a surprise solo homerun in the bottom of the eighth to score the game's only run and Nap Rucker (17-4, 2.03) finished what he started for the win. Lefty Leifield (19-8, 3.01) only made that one mistake and took the Game One loss.

 

Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

The Dodgers gave everything the Pirates could ask for, but Babe Adams (21-5, 2.31) held firm and walked away with the win and the doubleheader split. Both teams committed three errors in the game and the three unearned runs Brooklyn gave up made the difference.

 

New York (NL) (H) 6 Cincinnati 2 (GM 1)

 

First baseman Fred Merkle hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the first and Rube Marquard (13-5, 2.07) went all the way for the Game One win.

 

Cincinnati 4 New2 York (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

Art Fromme (6-11, 4.83) threw eight strong innings and Bobby Keefe came in to get a 1-2-3 ninth to gain the Reds the doubleheader split.

 

Note: BBR shows Eddie Grant starting at third base for Cincinnati while ATMgr has Jimmy Esmond.

 

St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Bob Harmon (11-16, 3.47) gave up three hits and didn’t allow any runs until the ninth inning (both unearned) to get the Game One win over Pete Alexander (21-9, 3.00), who's own defense caused him some heartburn as well.

 

St. Louis (NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

Another three-hitter as Rube Geyer (4-2, 2.96) went all the way for the shutout and the doubleheader sweep for the Cardinals. Third baseman Mike Mowrey went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a triple that helped the visitors get their early lead.

 

Sunday, August 20, 1911

 

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Brooklyn pitcher George Bell made his final major league appearance on 08/19/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) first baseman Ernie Gust made his final major league appearance on 08/19/1911

 

Boston (NL) pitcher Al Mattern was injured (?) on 08/19/1911. Boston (NL) pitcher Big Jeff Pfeffer was injured (?) on 08/19/1911

 

Cleveland third baseman Jack Mills made his final major league appearance on 08/19/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Bert Hall made his major league debut on 09/12/1911. Philadelphia (NL) purchased Hall from Tacoma (PCL), date unknown

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Fred Olmstead returned to the mound on 08/21/1911 following his injury (?) of 08/02/1911

 

Washington 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 4

 

Ed Walsh (14-13, 2.32) easily fielded a bouncer up the middle in what should have been the third out in the top of the fourth, but instead he skipped his throw past first baseman Charlie Mullen and when the smoke cleared the Senators had a five-run inning. Charlie Becker (3-1, 4.42) held off a late Chicago challenge and got the win.

 

Note: BBR shows second baseman Bill Cunningham batting seventh and Gabby Street hitting eighth for Washington while ATMgr has them reversed.

 

Eddie Cicotte

Boston (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 2

The Red Sox led 3-0 after the second and Eddie Cicotte (12-5, 2.41) kept Cleveland quiet thereafter. Joe Jackson went 1-for-3 on the day and ended the week hitting .485.

 

New York (AL) 11 Detroit (H) 3

 

Three errors kept the Tigers on their heels most of the game as the Highlanders got off to a quick start with five runs in the first and then added a four spot later in the seventh to put the game away. Center fielder Charlie Hemphill had four hits and drove in two runs and first baseman Hal Chase also had four hits with three RBI's, all in support of Ray Caldwell (9-9, 3.73).

 

Philadelphia (AL) 11 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0

 

It's an unfair game sometimes. Eddie Plank (15-7, 2.66) shut out the Browns on two hits while the A's collected 22 hits on the day with four batters having three hits and two others having four hits on the day.